News
27 April 2020
$95m World Bank financing will support Uzbekistan's COVID-19 fight
In:
Social infrastructure, Waste and water
Region:
Asia-Pacific
The World Bank has approved a $95 million financing package to support Uzbekistan’s immediate response to the impacts of COVID-19.
The financing will be used to strengthen life-saving medical systems, as well as to provide income support to poor and vulnerable people affected by the economic consequences of the pandemic.
About $38 million will be used to strengthen the capacity of the national health system in areas like disease surveillance, testing, equipment, and facilities for the treatment of critically ill patients, including ventilators and Intensive Care Units.
The remaining $57 million will help the government extend the program of low-income family allowances and provide one-off unemployment benefits.
